‘Peterman did not look confident in his reads. He was double-clutching on a bunch of throws.’
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Bills-Bears Report Card: Another game, another set of failing grades on offense
‘The final numbers mask how awful this was. The team gained 97 yards on 28 carries, but 46 of those yards came from quarterback Nathan Peterman, including a 24-yard scramble on the final play of the first half – when he elected to run instead of throwing a Hail Mary to the end zone. LeSean McCoy’s long run on 10 carries was just 4 yards. Backup Chris Ivory piled up some garbage-time yardage, but then suffered a shoulder injury near the goal line in the fourth quarter. Third running back Marcus Murphy got just one carry. Rushing attempts by receivers Zay Jones and Terrelle Pryor went nowhere. Simply put, the running game is lost right now.’
Fox, WGR tell same ‘sad’ first-half story: Peterman isn’t blamed as much as receivers
‘Unlike the great majority of Bills fans, Johnston apparently hasn’t given up on Peterman. At one point in the first half, he said of Peterman, “I don’t think you really know what is there.”‘
Deplorable, miserable, laughable — they all fit for the inept Bills in blowout
‘There are so many words that can be used to describe the state of the 2018 Buffalo Bills, but they are the words that, if I had said them in my mother’s presence when I was a kid, she would have cleansed my mouth with a bar of soap.’
Maiorana: Sean McDermott says the Bills have the players to win. He’s lying.
‘They barely have the personnel to stay in games let alone win, and all of that is sequestered on the defensive side of the ball. It’s a gross roster imbalance that has led to seven losses in nine games for the simple fact that in a league now dominated by offense and scoring, even the best defenses get scored on. Thus, if you can’t score even a little, which Buffalo can’t, you have no chance to win.’
Roth: Buffalo Bills front office is either tanking or incompetent
‘The Buffalo Bills have assembled such a poor cast of characters 1 through 11, it would not have mattered had Josh Allen, Derek Anderson, Matt Barkley — hell, Jim Kelly for that matter — was under center.’
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‘This team has become an embarrassment. It is barely capable of competing, yet alone winning, and there are reasons up and down the roster, in the coaching staff, and in the front office, for this putrid product that we have been forced to watch. The Bills have now scored eight touchdowns in nine games, good for 96 points, barely 10 per game. No team in NFL history could win on a consistent basis with an average like that, not even the 1985 Bears or 2000 Ravens, teams with two of the best defenses in NFL history. The season can’t end fast enough.’
Dismal offense again dooms Bills as Bears win 41-9
‘Then there were the penalties … 10 for 163 yards, the next closest being 104 against Houston. Six were against Buffalo’s offense including two for 22 yards against tackle Dion Dawkins.’
Pollock: This Bills’ loss can’t be blamed on Peterman
‘So much of this debacle reflects back on coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane who, despite last season’s miracle playoff berth, have assembled a roster that’s worse than the one Rex Ryan and Doug Whaley left when they were shown the door.’
Bills vs. Bears in Week 9: Another beatdown in Buffalo (8 observations)
‘New Era Field was pretty full Sunday, but with four games remaining on the schedule for the 2-7 Bills, it’s going to be a lot to ask for fans to continue to come out to watch this offense.’
Bills’ Kelvin Benjamin gets emotional, says losing streak will test character
‘”As football players, we pride ourselves on trying to go out there and win,” Benjamin said. “And once you get on a losing streak like this — I’ve never been on a losing streak like this. This is my first. So it’s definitely going to test my character. I’m going to have to be, definitely, strong, and one of the guys to come in and get the guys going and to push forward.”‘
Terrelle Pryor says there’s a learning curve for him with Bills
‘”This is my fourth or fifth day in this offense, and I’m going to keep continuing to preach confidence because what else do you got?” Pryor said. “I’m a confident person. I think if we didn’t turn the ball over so many times we may have had a chance.”‘
Bills’ Sean McDermott: No respect for passing game, and 9 things he said after loss
‘”Maybe a little of both, honestly. A little bit of both. We’ve got to make sure we establish the line of scrimmage,” McDermott said. “That’s true in every game. We set that as one of our goals, establish the line of scrimmage and we didn’t get it done, in particular, early today.”‘
Report card: Chicago Bears maul Buffalo Bills 41-9
‘There are plenty of areas that need to be addressed in the offseason, but the offensive line may be at the top of the list. This unit has not opened any lanes in the run game and have struggled to protect the quarterback.’
Few positives in Buffalo Bills’ big loss to Bears: 2 reasons to be encouraged, 6 reasons to worry
‘The Bills’ No. 1 back had another frustrating outing on Sunday. LeSean McCoy received 10 carries and only picked up 10 yards on the ground. In eight games, McCoy has run for 267 yards and no touchdowns on 85 carries (3.1 YPC). At this point, the frustration is clearly boiling over for McCoy. The running back left the locker room on Sunday before the media was allowed into the room.’